Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010, User Manual

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NOTE To create a Revit family for entourage that uses RPC content for render appearances, see Creating an RPC
Family on page 1206.
To create an entourage family
1 Click
➤
New
➤
Family.
2 In the New Family – Select Template File dialog, select Entourage.rft or Metric Entourage.rft,
and click Open.
3 In the drawing area, sketch the geometry to represent the entourage in 2D and 3D views, or
import a CAD file that contains the geometry.
See Family Editor on page 416 or Importing or Linking CAD Formats on page 1387.
4 Specify visibility settings for the entourage placeholder.
To specify visibility settings
a In the drawing area, select the placeholder.
b Click Modify <Element> tab
➤
Visibility panel
➤
Visibility Settings.
c In the Family Element Visibility Settings dialog, select the desired settings.
See Setting Family Geometry Visibility on page 513.
d Click OK.
5 Create family types, and specify their parameters.
See The Families Guide on page 418.
6 Specify a render appearance.
By default, for an entourage family, Revit Architecture uses the family geometry (that you
imported or sketched in the drawing area) to represent the object in a rendered image.
If desired, you can specify an RPC file to define its geometry, instead.
To specify an RPC file
a Click Family Properties panel
➤
Category and Parameters.
b Under Family Parameters, for Render Appearance Source, select Third Party.
NOTE If you want to use the geometry that you create or import for a render appearance, for
Rendering Appearance Source, select Family Geometry.
c Click OK.
d Specify the render appearance.
See Specifying a Render Appearance for an RPC Family on page 1207.
7 Save the family.
8 Load the family into a project.
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